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 ..... to another information-packed edition of Suppliers on Demand. Manufacturers should be sure to check out the company news page, as well as the new products and services section, which includes profiles of eight new Supplier Division members! These companies offer a wide variety of products and services designed especially to meet the needs of furniture manufacturers. Suppliers on Demand is updated quarterly. The deadline for sub-mitting news for the January 2007 edition will be December 15, 2006. Mail, fax or email information to:
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OCTOBER 2006 UPDATE What's new at AHFA Supplier Member companies...
Nester Software, a leading provider of production optimization solutions for the upholstery furniture industry, announces that Flexsteel Industries has selected the NESTERwood Optimizer software for upholstery frame production, starting in Flexsteel’s Dublin, Ga., facility. NESTERwood Rolling Nest automatically optimizes the placement of pieces from one or more orders on multiple sheets of plywood, resulting in higher material yields. Based on Flexsteel’s evaluation and testing, material yield improvements of 8-12 percent are expected once the NESTERwood solution is fully implemented. In addition to the improvement in material utilization, NESTERwood will help Flexsteel get closer to its goal of Just-In-Time manufacturing. By cutting to exact order demand, NESTERwood Optimizer eliminates the need to cut excess parts and reduces the inventory and operational costs associated with the practice. www.nestersoftware.com
Shelba D. Johnson Trucking, Thomasville, N.C., announces it is purchasing 24 new 2007 International 9400i tractors. The tractors will replace older equipment and assure the company can meet service commitments to its customers. The trucks will have Caterpillar engines, which are rated for bio-diesel fuel as well as for the new, ultra low sulfer diesel fuel when that becomes available. The company will continue with its equipment renewal program for continuing to meet the latest EPA air quality regulations, as well as customer delivery needs. Shelba D. Johnson Trucking is a provider of transportation and logistic management services to the furniture industry, servicing 23 states with terminal locations in Thomasville and Trinity, N.C. The company has nearly 200,000 square feet of warehouse space and employs approximately 350 workers, including its owner operator drivers. www.sdjtrucking.com
Globe Express Services, a third party logistics and application service provider specializing in Far East trade, continued its global expansion over the summer with the opening of several corporate offices. These included the company’s eighth office in China, its first in Turkey and South America, and a new operations center in Vietnam. The new China location is on the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Dalian. Dalian serves as the main international logistics hub and financial center for northeast China. The Instanbul, Turkey, office was a “natural” fit for the company, according to president Tony Bikhazi, because so many of Turkey’s top export commodities – textiles, tiles, footwear and furniture among them – belong to industries in which Globe Express has an established international base. The new South America office is in Sao Paulo, Brazil – the nation’s main business hub. It is located in one of the largest and most diversified industrial parks in Latin America and the Caribbean. Finally, the company’s Ho Chi Minh City office moved to a new facility in August and expanded its area sales presence with the addition of a local operations team. Globe Express Services announces the appointment of Sean Dunleavy, a 15-year transportation industry veteran, to the position of account executive for the mid-Atlantic region, reinforcing the company’s commitment to its customer base in Virginia, Maryland and Eastern North Carolina. Dunleavy also will be expanding the company’s Mid-Atlantic coverage into New Jersey. www.globeexpress.com
The CT Group held its fourth annual “Forrest E. Pope Memorial” golf tournament in Claremont, N.C., in July. The event benefits ALFA – Aids Leadership Foothills Area Alliance – and raised more than $20,000 for ALFA to continue its mission to provide case management to people living with HIV/AIDS and to educate the community on issues surrounding the virus. The event is named for Forrest E. Pope, one of the founders of CT Group in 1966. Among the furniture industry sponsors of the tournament were American Leather, Ethan Allen, Hickory Furniture Mart, Hickory Saw & Tool, Innovative Wood Products, Kroehler Furniture Company, Lee Industries, McCreary Modern, McKinley Leather of Hickory and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. www.ctgrp.com |
